Business Sense

Retailers: How to Get 4 Common Business Risks Covered

by
Carolyn Sennett
on
May 10, 2018

The success of your business depends on hard work and ingenuity. Retail insurance helps protect the effort and money you’ve invested in your business if there ever were a disaster. But because businesses are so diverse, you should consider a variety of optional coverages too. These extras are purchased and added to your business insurance policy as endorsements. Here’s how to cover four common retail risks with endorsements.

Stolen merchandise coverageWith this coverage, you could be reimbursed for money still owed for merchandise that is stolen after you deliver it.

Brand name merchandise coverageWith this add-on, you can be reimbursed for brand-name merchandise at an agreed-upon value if something like smoke damage were to ruin your merchandise.

Employment practices liabilityThese days, hiring, firing and day-to-day employee management can be risky business. You’d like to think that your employees would never dream of filing a claim or suit against you or your business for discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment or sexual harassment. Unfortunately, it does happen. Responding to claims or suits like these will require time and money.

Data breachYour customer’s credit card information is stolen while in your care, which legally requires you to take action. Most states have breach notification laws that not only require a business owner to inform any affected individuals (customers) of a data breach but also specify the manner and period in which the business owner must inform customers. (With Erie Insurance, business data breach coverage is available for purchase on select policies. Ask an agent for more details.)

Here are coverages you may want to consider:

Data Breach Response Expenses: It could cover the expenses you incur when notifying affected individuals of a breach per state laws.

Data Breach Liability Coverage: It could cover damages that you are legally obligated to pay when your customers’ nonpublic personal information that is lost, stolen or accidentally released is used fraudulently. It also covers the cost to defend lawsuits seeking damages.

Your business needs protection provided by a company and insurance advisor that you can trust. You can count on Erie Insurance and our agents to help protect the business that means so much to you. As an ERIE customer, you also have access to risk control tools and services to help you identify and reduce common business risks.Talk to an Erie Insurance agent to learn more.

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